“How can I play Audible on iPod Nano? I was going to sync my Audible books from iTunes to a Nano, but all I would get was an error message in iTunes. It said that my audiobooks were not copied to the iPod because they could not be played on it. Is there a way I can get these onto my iPod Nano and play them?”
The iPod is a series of portable media players produced by Apple Inc, including various models and generations. The small size of the iPod Nano has been emphasized since its debut on 2005. Therefore, many people like to listen to audiobooks on their iPod Nano as it’s easy to carry around.
However, both Audible and iPod Nano have gone through continual updates these years, resulting in some compatibility issues among different versions. I will show you two ways to listen to Audible on iPod Nano. Depending on your situation, you can decide which is the right way for you.
Contents Guide Part 1. Can You Play Audible on iPod NanoPart 2. How to Play Audible on iPod NanoPart 3. How to Play Audible on iPod Nano without LimitationPart 4. Summary
You may know that iPod Touch users can directly download an Audible app from the Apple App Store and listen to their audiobooks in the library. But what about an iPod Nano that doesn’t support installing apps? Can you play Audible on it?
Actually, it is possible to play Audible on iPod Nano with the help of iTunes, powerful software that allows you to organize all your digital media collection on your computer. All you have to do is to download Audible audiobooks to the computer and sync them from iTunes to your iPod Nano.
But the approach above may not work all the time. Audible has moved to the enhanced and encrypted AAX format and has no longer supported old formats since 2020. So generally, Audible books downloaded at present are not compatible with iPod Nano. You have to convert the format of the audiobooks before you import them into your iPod Nano.
Don’t worry. It’s not difficult to convert Audible books to common formats supported by an iPod Nano. If you want to know more detailed information, go on reading the following paragraphs. I’ll introduce how to play Audible on iPod Nano.
Audible books downloaded right now are generally AAX format which cannot be played on iPod Nano. But if your downloaded audiobooks are in older Audible formats, you may want to directly transfer them from iTunes to iPod Nano.
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Note! If your iPod Nano is configured to sync automatically, every time you connect it to your computer, new downloaded Audible audiobooks in the iTunes app will be automatically synced and added to your iPod Nano.
Although some of you may have downloaded the older versions of Audible books, it is more likely that they are limited to the AAX format now. In this case, you’ll need a third-party tool to help you convert the audio files to other common formats.
In addition to conversion, it’s better if the tool can split the audiobooks into smaller pieces. Because Audible books are often large files and most iPod models have an audio file size limit. If the files are too long, iPod Nano may shutter or stop when you listen to it.
What I recommend here is DumpMedia Audible Converter that can not only split audiobooks into several segmentations but also maintain the ID3 tags which are helpful for you to organize them. Here’s how to convert Audible books so that you can play Audible on iPod Nano without limitation.
Step 1. Install DumpMedia Audible Converter and upload Audible books
There is a Windows and Mac version of DumpMedia Audible Converter. After installation, double-click its icon on your desktop to launch it. You can now drag and drop your downloaded Audible books into the software to upload them.
Step 2. Reset the output folder, output format, and segmentation
Click the Browse button at the bottom of the main interface and select the output folder. Click the Menu icon (≡) in the top right corner and choose Output Setting in the pop-up dropdown list. You can decide the output format, bitrate, and segmentation of your Audible books.
Step 3. Convert the Audible books and transfer them to iPod Nano
After you Save the settings, click the Convert All button in the bottom right corner. Once the conversion finishes, you can go to the Completed tab and click Open File to locate them. Import the converted Audible books to iTunes by clicking File and then Add File to Library to select them. Next, you can transfer them to iPod Nano in the same way in part 2.
How can I play Audible on iPod Nano? If the format of your Audible books is compatible with your iPod Nano, you can directly transfer them to the device. If not, you can still listen to Audible on it with the help of DumpMedia Audible Converter. Have great fun playing Audible on your iPod Nano!
